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in  and  for  the  Eastern  District  of  X^w-York. 


STOKIES. 


STORY  OF  TWO  MOHAWKS. 

IN  1691,  the  English  governor  of  New 
York  concluded  a  treaty  with  the  Indian 
tribes  known  as  the  five  nations,  the  Mo- 
hawks being  the  chief.  Major  Schuyler 
then  led  a  party  of  Mohawks  against  the 
French  settlements  in  Canada.  The  as- 
sault of  the  Indians  enraged  Count  Fron- 
tignac,  Governor  of  Canada,  and  when  he 
made  two  Mohawks  prisoners  he  con- 
demned them  to  the  stake.  One  killed 
himself,  the  other  walked  to  the  stake, 
chanting  his  death  song.  He  firmly  bore 
the  tortures  and  died  like  a  hero. 

(5) 

503887 


ADMIEAL  KEPPEL  AND  THE  DEY. 

WHEN  Admiral  Keppel  was  sent  to  the 
Dey  of  Algiers,  to  demand  restitution  of 
two  ships  which  the  pirates  had  taken, 
he  sailed  with  his  squadron  into  the  bay 
of  Algiers,  and  cast  anchor  in  front  of  the 
Dey's  palace.  He  then  landed,  and,  at- 
tended only  by  his  captain  and  barge's 
crew,  demanded  an  immediate  audience 
of  the  Dey.  This  being  granted,  he 
claimed  full  satisfaction  for  the  injuries 
done  to  the  subjects  of  his  Britannic  Ma- 
jesty. Surprised  and  enraged  at  the 
(6) 


ADMIRAL  KEPPEL. 


ADMIRAL  KEPPEL  AND  THE  DEY.  9 

boldness  of  the  admiral's  remonstrance, 
the  Dey  exclaimed,  "  that  he  wondered  at 
the  English  King's  insolence  in  sending 
him  a  foolish,  beardless  boy.'7  A  well- 
timed  reply  from  the  admiral  made  the 
Dey  forget  the  laws  of  nations  in  respect 
to  ambassadors,  and  he  ordered  his  mutes 
to  attend  with  the  bowstring,  at  the  same 
time  telling  the  admiral  he  should  pay 
for  his  audacity  with  his  life.  Unmoved 
by  this  menace,  the  admiral  took  the  Dey 
to  a  window  facing  the  bay,  and  showed 
him  the  English  fleet  riding  at  anchor,  and 
told  him,  that  if  he  dared  to  put  him  to 
death,  there  were  Englishmen  enough  in 
that  fleet  to  make  him  a  glorious  funeral 
pile.  The  Dey  took  the  hint.  The  admiral 
obtained  ample  restitution. 


DEATH  OF  COLONEL  GARDINER. 

IN  1745,  Charles  Edward  Stuart  strove 
to  place  himself  upon  the  British  throne. 
His  army  met  the  army  of  King  George 
II.  at  Preston  Pans,  in  Scotland.  In  the 
battle  that  ensued,  the  brave  and  pious 
Colonel  Gardiner  lost  his  life. 

The  day  before  the  battle  he  rode 
through  the  ranks  of  his  regiment,  and 
addressed  his  men  in  the  most  animating 
manner.  Perceiving  a  timidity  in  part  of 
his  troops,  he  determined  to  set  them  a 
spirited  example.  "  I  cannot/7  said  he, 
"  influence  the  conduct  of  others  as  I  could 
wish,  but  I  have  one  life  to  sacrifice  to  my 
(10) 


DEATH  OF  COLONEL  GARDINER. 


DEATH  OF  COLONEL  GARDINER.  13 

country's  safety,  and  I  shall  not  spare  it." 
They  continued  under  arms  all  night,  and 
in  the  morning,  by  break  of  day,  perceived 
the  approach  of  the  rebel  army,  under 
Prince  Charles.  The  Highlanders,  though 
half-armed,  charged  with  such  impetuo- 
sity, that  in  less  than  ten  minutes  after 
the  battle  began,  the  King's  troops  were 
broken  and  totally  routed.  After  Colonel 
Gardiner' sown  regiment  of  dragoons  had 
forsaken  him,  seeing  a  party  of  the  foot 
continuing  to  oppose  the  enemy,  without 
an  officer,  he  immediately  headed  them, 
though  already  twice  wounded,  exclaim- 
ing, "  Fight  on,  my  lads,  arid  fear  nothing." 
At  the  instant,  he  was  cut  down  by  the 
scythe  of  a  Highlander,  fastened  to  a  long 
pole,  and  fell  covered  with  wounds. 


THE  CARELESS  FATHER. 

BEING  on  the  point  of  starting  on  a  long 
voyage,  a  rich  man  in  China  appointed  a 
governor  for  his  two  sons. 

The  father  had  scarcely  set  out  when 
the  governor,  became  the  tyrant  of  the 
house,  sent  away  the  honest  servants  who 
might  declare  his  outrages.  It  would 
have  been  only  half  the  harm  if  this  ped- 
agogue had  given  his  pupils  virtues  or 
talents ;  but  as  he  wanted  them  himself 
he  only  made  them  rude,  saucy,  false, 
cruel,  libertine  and  ignorant  children. 
After  some  years  had  elapsed,  the  father, 
on  returning,  saw  at  last  the  truth  when 
too  late ;  and  without  otherwise  punishing, 
the  serpent  which  he  had  warmed  in  his 
bosom,  he  contented  himself  with  sending 
(14) 


THE  CARELESS  FATHER.  17 

him  away.  This  monster  had  the  impu- 
dence to  cite  his  master  before  the  Manda- 
rin, for  not  having  paid  him  the  promised 
salary.  "I  would  willingly  pay  it, 
answered  the  other,  "  if  this  wretch  had 
given  my  children  back  to  me,  as  I  ought 
to  expect,'7  "Here  they  are, "  pursued 
he,  addressing  the  man  of  law,  "  examine 
and  pronounce."  At  length,  after  having 
questioned  them,  and  seen  their  failings, 
the  Mandarin  pronounced  this  sentence : 
"  I  condemn  this  governor  to  death  as  the 
homicide  of  his  pupils,  and  their  father  to 
pay  the  fine  of  three  pounds  of  gold  dust : 
not  for  having  chosen  ill,  as  all  are  liable 
to  be  deceived ;  but  for  having  had  the 
weakness  to  employ  so  vile  a  teacher  for 
so  long  a  time." 


THE  BRAVERY  OF  LOED  NELSON. 

NELSON  lost  the  sight  of  one  eye  at  the 
siege  of  Calvi,  by  a  shot  driving  the  sand 
and  gravel  into  it,  and  he  lost  his  arm  by 
a  shot  in  an  expedition  against  Teneriffe  ; 
but  the  most  dangerous  of  his  daring  ex- 
ploits were,  boarding  the  battery  at  San 
Bartolomeo,  boarding  the  San  Joseph,  the 
boat  action  in  the  bay  of  Cadiz,  and  the 
famous  battles  of  the  Nile  and  Trafalgar. 
Of  these,  perhaps,  the  boat  action  during 
the  blockade  of  Cadiz,  was  the  most  severe. 
While  making  an  attempt  against  the 
(18) 


LORD  NELSON  SAVED  BY  HIS  COXSWAIN. 


BRAVERY  OF  LORD  NELSON.  21 

Spanish  gun-boats,  he  was  attacked  by 
D.  Miguel  Tregayen  in  an  armed*  launch. 
Eighteen  Spaniards  were  killed,  the  rest 
wounded,  and  the  launch  captured.  The 
Spaniards  were  more  than  two  to  one, 
and  yet  he  beat  them  ;  but  it  was  a  des- 
perate struggle,  hand  to  hand,  and  blade 
to  blade.  Twice  did  John  Sykes,  the  cox- 
swain, save  Nelson's  life,  by  parrying  off 
blows  that  would  have  destroyed  him, 
and  once  did  he  interpose  his  head  to 
receive  the  blow  of  a  Spanish  sabre ;  but 
he  would  have  died  for  his  admiral.  Poor 
Sykes  was  wounded  badly,  but  not  killed. 


DEATH  OF  NELSON. 

NELSON  was  killed  at  the  great  naval 
battle  of  Trafalgar.  In  the  heat  of  the 
action,  a  ball,  fired-  from  the  mizen-top 
of  the  Redoubtable,  struck  Admiral  Xel- 
son  on  the  left  shoulder,  when  he  instantly 
fell.  "They  have  done  for  me  at  last, 
Hardy/7  said  he  to  his  captain.  Though 
mortally  wounded,  he  gave  some  neces- 
sary directions  concerning  the  ship,  and 
when  carried  below,  inquired  earnestly 
how  the  battle  went  on.  When  he  knew 
that  the  victory  had  been  gained — he  ex- 
(22) 


OF  XELSOX. 


DEATH  OF  NELSON.  25 

pressed  himself  satisfied.  "Now  I  am 
satisfied/7  said  he;  "thank  God  I  have 
done  my  duty !"  and  "  Kiss  me,  Hardy/7 
were  among  the  last  words  that  were 
uttered  by  his  lips.  Thus,  with  a  heart 
full  of  patriotism,  died  the  bravest  com- 
mander, the  most  vigilant  seaman,  and 
the  most  ardent  friend  of  his  country, 
that  ever  led  on  a  British  fleet  to  victory. 
Even  amid  the  exultation  of  victory,  a 
grateful  country  mourned  his  loss.  A 
bountiful  provision  was  made  for  his 
family ;  a  public  funeral  was  awarded  to 
his  remains,  and  monuments,  in  the  prin- 
cipal cities  of  his  native  land,  were  erected 
to  his  memory. 


HEROIC  ACTION  OF  KERSEBHO. 

IN  the  month  of  October,  1820,  the 
French  ship  St.  Francis  was  wrecked  on 
the  coast  of  Quiberon.  The  captain  and 
his  crew  put  off  from  the  wreck  in  a  boat, 
leaving  a  woman  and  her  child  praying 
for  their  help  upon  the  deck. 

It  was  then,  that  Kerserho,  a  sailor  of 
Krostein,  indignant  at  so  base  an  action, 
and  only  listening  to  the  voice  of  hu- 
manity, sprung  -into  the  sea,  and  after 
having  experienced  a  thousand  dangers, 
arrived  at  the  ship.  "  Give  me  your  child/ 
(26) 


HEROIC  ACTION  OF  KERSERHO. 


HEROIC  ACTION  OF  KERSERHO.  29 

said  he  quickly ;  "  if  I  have  the  happiness 
to  save  her,  you  will  see  me  again  in  a 
short  time."  His  efforts  were  crowned 
with  the  most  happy  success.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  regaining  the  shore,  placed  the 
child  in  safety,  and  dashed  again  into 
the  waves,  regained  the  vessel  which, 
having  her  deck  swept  at  every  move- 
ment of  the  mountains  of  water,  was  about 
to  be  swallowed  up.  At  last  in  spite  of 
all  the  obstacles  produced  by  the  inclining 
position  of  the  vessel,  and  the  tempest, 
then  at  its  height,  this  generous  and  in- 
trepid sailor  had  the  happiness  to  seize  the 
unfortunate  mother  and  transport  her  to 
the  shore,  when  he  gave  her  to  her 
daughter  in  the  midst  of  shouts  of  admi- 
ration. 


STOET  OF  FRANCIS  THE  FIEST. 

I 

AT  the  battle  of  Pavia,  Francis  the 
First,  King  of  France,  was  defeated  and 
taken  prisoner  by  the  forces  of  Charles 
the  Fifth,  Emperor  of  Germany.  When 
taken,  he  would  not  consent  to  be  carried 
before  the  Duke  of  Bourbon  his  subject, 
who  was  in  arms  against  him,  but  insisted 
upon  being  carried  to  Launoy,  the  Spanish 
general.  When  he  delivered  his  sword  to 
him,  he  said,  "Sir,  I  deliver  to  you  the 
sword  of  a  monarch,  who  is  entitled  to 
some  distinction,  from  having  with  his  own 
(30) 


FRANCIS  THE  FIRST. 


FRANCIS  THE  FIRST.  33 

hand  killed  so  many  of  your  soldiers  be- 
fore he  surrendered  himself,  and  who  is 
at  last  a  prisoner  from  a  wretched  reverse 
of  fortune,  rather  than  from  any  coward- 
ice. "  Launoy  after  kneeling  to  receive 
his  sword,  took  the  captive  monarch  di- 
rectly to  the  celebrated  Convent  of  Car- 
thusian friars,  at  Pavia.  Francis  insisted 
on  entering  the  church  immediately,  and 
fell  down  upon  his  knees  before  the  altar. 
The  monks  were  then  chanting  one  of 
their  offices,  and  he  repeated  after  them 
with  great  fervor  of  devotion  this  line  from 
the  Psalms,  which  happened  to  be  in  the 
service  of  the  day :  "  Lord,  it  is  a  good 
thing  for  me  to  be  afflicted,  that  I  may 
learn  thy  statutes." 
3 


THE  ADOPTED  CHILD. 

A  FRENCH  coachman,  named  Francis 
Roger,  not  long  ago  met  with  a  singular 
occurrence.  In  1829,  a  woman  came  to 
place  her  young  son  to  board  with  him. 
The  first  month  was  paid  in  advance ;  but 
for  some  time  the  mother  does  not  return, 
and  the  deserted  child  remains  at  the  ex- 
pense of  Eoger,  whose  labour  is  hardly 
sufficient  for  the  nourishment  of  four  of  his 
own  children ;  but  he  does  not  hesitate 
to  shelter  a  fifth.  Two  years  after,  the 
mother  of  the  poor  child  again  re-appears, 
but  to  reclaim  the  child.  They  give  him 
(34) 


THE  ADOPTED  CHILD. 


THE  ADOPTED  CHILD.  37 

up  with  grief.  They  suffer  him  to  depart 
without  exacting  the  cost  of  his  board ; 
but  when,  some  days  after,  the  honest 
conductor  went  to  ask  after  the  health  of 
little  Louis,  the  wicked  mother  stammers, 
and  answers  that  in  the  evening  she  had 
sent  her  son  to  the  environs  of  Tours,  to 
some  rich  relations,  who  had  promised  to 
take  care  of  him.  Roger's  tenderness  is 
alarmed;  he  suspects  a  falsehood.  He 
asked  at  all  the  public  stage  coaches, 
but  all  the  drivers  answer  that  no  such 
child  had  started  for  Tours  at  the  desig- 
nated time.  He  at  last  learns  that  one 
had  been  left  at  the  police  ofiice ;  and  that 
it  had  been  transferred  to  the  Foundling 
Hospital.  He  redeems  it  for  two  hundred 
and  fifty  francs. 


STORY  OF  HENRY  THE  FIFTH. 

WHEN  Henry  the  Fifth  was  young,  he 
was  fond  of  the  society  of  gay,  riotous  men, 
who  led  him  into  all  sorts  of  pranks  ;  and 
so  he  came  to  be  called  Mad-cap  Harry. 
And  the  people  of  England  were  some- 
what afraid  that,  when  he  came  to  the 
crown,  he  would  not  give  his  mind  to  the 
duties  of  a  king. 

Once  it  happened  that  the  prince  and 
his  followers  disguised  themselves  like 
robbers,  and  attacking  some  travellers, 
robbed  them  of  their  money.  But  the 
travellers  they  had  robbed  followed  them 
.  (38) 


PRINCE  HENRY,  STRIKING  THE  JUDGE. 


.  STORY  OF  HENRY  THE  FIFTH.  41 

at  a  distance,  and  brought  the  sheriff 
upon  them  while  they  were  all  eating  and 
drinking  merrily  at  a  tavern ;  and  when 
these  men  found  it  was  the  Prince  of 
Wales  they  were  much  amazed.  Still  they 
could  do  no  less  than  carry  them  before 
the  judge ;  and  the  judge,  who  was  an 
honest,  upright  man,  told  the  prince  that 
he  was  very  sorry  for  what  had  happened, 
and  must  commit  all  the  party  to  prison, 
except  himself,  and  that  although  he 
would  not  send  him  there,  he  must  inform 
the  king  of  his  conduct.  This  put  the 
prince  in  such  a  passion  that  he  struck 
the  judge  as  he  sat  on  the  bench,  upon 
which  the  judge  instantly  committed  him 
to  prison.  The  king  applauded  this  act  of 
justice,  and  the  prince  forgave  the  judge, 


HEBOISM  OF  DACHEUX. 

DACHEUX  is  a  French  sailor,  who,  having 
gained  some  property  resided  at  La  Vil- 
lette,  on  the  Seine.  He  has  the  fame  of 
having  saved  many  persons  from  death 
by  drowning. 

It  is  proved  by  the  most  authentic  evi- 
dence, that  in  the  solitary  basin  of  La 
Villette,  Master  Dacheux  has  drawn  out 
of  the  water  a  great  number  of  persons, 
and  has  brought  them  to  life  by  the  care 
which  he  has  bestowed  upon  them.  He 
has  rescued  a  great  number  from  the  river 
(42) 


HEROISM  OF  DACHEUX,  45 

Seine,  whom  he  also  recalled  to  life  by  the 
same  benevolent  care.  He  has  saved 
more  than  a  hundred  by  exposing  himself, 
to  great  dangers.  And  it  is  equally 
proved,  that  not  only  was  Dacheux  never 
willing  to  take  of  any  of  these  rescued 
persons  any  kind  of  recompense,  but  that, 
he  often  lent  them  his  own  clothes,  and 
gave  them  still  more  help.  Even  on  the 
shore,  and  at  the  moment  when  the  body 
of  the  apparently  drowned  person  was 
just  landed  by  him,  Dacheux  glueing  his 
mouth  to  that  of  the  insensible  victim, 
breathed  into  his  lungs  the  pure  air 
which  was  necessary  to  restore  the  move- 
ment of  the  organs,  and  recall  the  almost 
extinguished  life  of  the  unfortunate 
person. 


THE  GOOD  SON. 

ON  one  occasion,  when  recruits  were  in 
demand  for  the  French  army,  a  young 
man  came  to  the  recruiting  officer,  and  said 
he  would  enlist  if  he  received  five  hun- 
dred livres/  The  officer  agreed  to  give 
the  sum,  and  then  followed  the  young  man 
to  see  what  he  was  going  to  do  with  the 
money. 

He  saw  him  fly  to  the  city  prison,  and 
heard  him  say  to  the  jailer,  "  Here  is  the 
sum  for  which  my  father  was  arrested ; 
I  place  it  in  your  hands ;  conduct  me  to 
him,  that  I  may  have  the  pleasure  of 
(46) 


THE  GOOD  SON. 


THE  GOOD  SON.  49 

loosening  his  chains.77  The  officer  waited 
to  give  the  young  man  time  to  arrive  alone 
at  his  father's  cell,  and  then  followed. 
He  saw  the  young  recruit  in  the  arms  of 
an  old  man,  whom  he  covered  with  ca- 
resses and  tears.  The  officer  advanced ; 
"  Console  yourself/7  said  he  to  the  old 
man,  "  I  will  not  take  your  son  from  you ; 
I  wish  to  partake  of  the  merit  of  his  action. 
He  is  as  free  as  yourself,  and  I  do  not  re- 
gret a  sum  of  which  he  has  made  so  noble 
a  use.  Here  is  his  enlistment.77  The  father 
and  son  fell  at  his  feet ;  the  latter  refused 
the  liberty  given  him ;  he  conjured  the 
captain  to  permit  him  to  follow  him.  The 
officer  could  not  refuse ;  the  young  man 
served  his  time  out. 


>EKS. 

THE  Old  Men's  or  Sea' Island,  is  the 
residence  of  a  people  so  active 'and  gene- 
rous, that  they  seein  to  have  devoted  their 
lives  to  humanity.  There  sixty  wretched 
huts  shelter  the  most  hospitable  people 
in  the  world.  These  Islanders  have,  in 
1617,  and  in  1763,  saved  from  certain 
destruction  a  ship  of  the  line,  a  frigate, 
two  sloops  of  war,  a  lugger,  three  merchant 
vessels,  which  served  as  a  transport  for 
five  hundred  men — French  troops  from 
the  colonies — five  entire  crews  of  men  of 
(50) 


THE  HUMANE  ISLANDERS.  53 

war  and  merchant  vessels.  They  would 
have  saved  all,  even  to  the  last  person  of 
the  crew,  if  the  tempest,  becoming  more 
horrible,  had  not  made  the  sea  entirely 
impassable.  During  eleven  days  it 
forbid  all  communication  with  the  main 
land.  They  shared  with  these  numerous 
guests  their  habitations  and  provisions, 
so  that  if  the  storm  had  been  prolonged, 
the  shipwrecked  people  and  the  inhabi- 
tants themselves  would  all  have  perished 
with  hunger.  It  was  also  on  this  rock- 
bound  isle,  that  the  English  brig,  the. 
Bellissina,  was  relieved  by  the  same  in- 
trepid people,  to  whom  'Admiral  Codring- 
ton  had  transmitted  a  handsome  gi't 
through  the  Navy  Commissioner. 


A  DUEL  PREVENTED. 

TWELVE  persons  dined  together,  and 
after  the  repast,  they  proposed  playing, 
and  accordingly  made  different  sets,  in  one 
of  which  two  officers  raised  a  dispute,  fol- 
lowed by  seme  pretty  hard  words.  The 
other  persons  who  were  present  hastened 
•  to  appease  them,  by  telling  them  that 
they  were  both  wrong.  This,  however, 
only  heightened  the  dispute,  when  another 
officer,  a  man  of  sense,  very  wise  and 
prudent,  went  immediately  to  the  door, 
and  having  doubly  locked  it,  placed  the 
(54) 


A  DUEL  PREVENTED. 


A  DUEL  PREVENTED.  57 

key  in  his  pocket ;  then  turning  towards 
the  company,  he  said,  "  No  one  shall  leave 
here.  The  author  of  this  dispute  must  be- 
gin by  apologizing  to  the  other  for  what  he 
said  to  him.  He  who  though't  himself  in- 
sulted, shall  receive  the  apology,  and  ac- 
knowledge that  he  regrets  having  shown 
so  much  resentment  at  the  insult  which 
he  thought  was  offered  him ;  and  then  the 
two  gentlemen  must  embrace,  and  pro- 
mise to  say  nothing  more  of  the  affair.  If 
they  refuse  to  do  this,  I  will  make  my 
complaint  to  the  Marshal  of  France."  The 
conduct  of  this  officer  was  generally  ap- 
proved ;  the  company  agreed  that  the  two 
officers  should  make  their  respective 
apologies,  and  embrace  each  other ;  and 
thus  bloodshed  was  prevented. 


A  MANDAN  CEMETERY. 

THE  Mandan  Indians  have  some  curious 
customs.  They  do  not  dig  graves  and 
inter  their  dead.  They  choose  a  spot  of 
ground  outside  of  the  village,  wrap  the 
corpses  in  hides  and  lay  them  upon  boards 
raised  upon  four  poles.  When  a  husband 
dies,  the  wife  spends  a  long  time  W3eping 
and  wailing  upon  the  ground,  within  a 
circle  of  human  skulls.  A  Mandan  ceme- 
tery presents  a  striking  aspect,  and  would 
excite  the  horror  and  disgust  of  those  who 
are  used  to  seeing  pleasant  graveyards 
adorned  with  trees  and  flowers. 
(58) 


A  MANDAN  CEMETERY. 


PERSEVERANCE  REWARDED. 

BERNARD  PALTSSY  was  a  painter  on  glass, 
who  settled  at  Saintes,  in  France,  in  1539, 
and  prospered  in  business,  until  he  saw  a 
certain  cup  very  beautifully  turned  and 
finished;  when  he  became  desirous  to 
imitate  it.  For  this  purpose,  he  spent  all 
his  time  in  kneading  earth  and  afterwards 
baking  it.  At  first  he  failed,  and  became 
poorer  and  poorer.  Nothing  could  change 
his  purpose,  until  at  the  end  of  twenty 
years,  his  very  furniture  was  burned  to 
keep  up  a  fire  in  his  oven.  Then  a  loud 

.(63) 


64:  PERSEVERANCE  REWARDED. 

shout  of  joy  rang  through  the  vaulted 
cellar  where  his  oven  was,  and  made  it- 
self heard  through  the  whole  house,  and 
his  wife  canie  running  down,  and  found 
her  husband  motionless,  his  eyes  fixed 
in  astonishment  and  delight  on  a  piece 
of  pottery  of  splendid  colors,  which  he 
held  in  both  hands.  Palissy's  efforts 
had  produced,  at  length,  the  effect  at 
which  he  aimed.  He  was  soon  sent  for 
by  King  Henry  the  Third  who  conferred 
on  him  a  patent  for  his  invention  of 
"  Koyal  rustic  pottery,"  of  all  sorts.  He 
was  lodged  in  the  royal  palace,  and  called 
"  Bernard  of  the  Tuilleries." 


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